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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785413003321

Autore

Sholette Gregory

Titolo

Dark matter : art and politics in the age of enterprise culture / / Gregory Sholette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Pluto Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-78371-446-8

1-84964-543-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 240 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Marxism and culture

Disciplina

700..1/03

Soggetti

Arts - Political aspects

Artists - Political activity

Arts - Economic aspects

Arts and society

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Art is big business, with some artists able to command huge sums of money for their works, while the vast majority are ignored or dismissed by critics. This book shows that these marginalised artists -- the 'dark matter' of the art world -- are essential to the survival of the mainstream and that they often organize in opposition to it